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The super middleweight collision between WBA champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) and close friend Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KOs) is very unlikely to take place on the scheduled date of September 25, although the promoters have yet to officially postpone the fight. Ward and Dirrell are set to meet in the third stage of Showtime's Super Six tournament.
Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola appears to have injured both of his hands much worse than previously thought. Last Friday in Ontaio, California, he dropped Manuel Quezada three times before winning a lopsided twelve round decision. According to Arreola's promoter Dan Goossen, the Riverside native suffered a broken left hand in the second round and his right hand suffered tendon damage. Goossen says surgery is likely.
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is very high on two-time former Olympic gold medal winner Guillermo Rigondeaux (5-0, 4KOs). The seven-time national champion recently inked a promotional agreement with Top Rank. He makes his first appearance as a Top Rank fighter this Saturday against Jose Angel Beranza Espino (33-18-2, 26KOs) in an eight round bout in Tijuana, Mexico. Fox Sports will televise.
The CEO for Top Rank, Bob Arum, says the plan to stage a big bantamweight showdown between WBC/WBO champion Fernando Montiel of Mexico and Nonito Donaire of the Philippines, is moving forward in either in November or December. Arum spoke to both sides and they are on board.
According to legendary trainer, Manny Steward, the fight between Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 knockouts) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (41-0-1, 30 KOs) will likely happen on December 4, at New York's Madison Square Garden. Steward hooked up with Cotto a few months ago and worked his corner as he won the WBA junior middleweight title from Yuri Foreman in Yankee Stadium.
Junior middleweight Pawel Wolak (27-1, 17KOs) was very upset when he was informed that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. had withdraw from their scheduled fight on September 11 in Mexico. Chavez, who is going through some family issues in Mexico, is likely going to head straight to a fight with WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.
According to a source with knowledge of the negotiations, a deal for a rematch between WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24KOs) and Paul Williams (39-1, 27 KOs) "is basically done, but it's not signed yet." Williams won a close majority decision over Martinez last December in a "fight of the year" contender. HBO has been pushing for the rematch to take place.
ruce Trampler, Top Rank's Hall of Fame matchmaker, does not agree with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. stepping away from a scheduled fight with Pawel Wolak for September 11, and heading straight to a showdown with Miguel Cotto for the WBA 154-pound title on December 4.
On Wednesday night, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum flew to Texas and met for five hours with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. They discussed the possibility of staging Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium. This past March, over 51,000 fans came to Cowboys Stadium to watch Pacquiao rack up an one-sided twelve round decision over Joshua Clottey.
According to Sampson Lewkowicz, an adviser for WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, negotiations have resumed for a rematch with Paul Williams. Negotiations were resumed after Alfredo Angulo turned down an offer of $750,000 to fight Martinez on HBO. Williams won a razor close majority twelve round decision over Martinez last December.